The defect
THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT UNDER HIGH AMBIENT/UNDERHOOD TEMPERATURES, A CHEMICAL ACTION MAY TAKE PLACE BETWEEN ANY WATER CONTENT IN THE BRAKE FLUID AND THE BRAKE SPRING IN THE MASTER CYLINDER SECONDARY PISTON CHAMBER. AS A RESULT OF THIS CHEMICAL ACTION, A GAS DEVELOPS (HYDROGEN) WHICH DISPLACES THE BRAKE FLUID CAUSING A PROGRESSIVE INCREASE IN BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON TRAVEL WITH SUBSEQUENT DECREASE IN THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1980
21 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; JAGUAR CARS filed 102 campaigns in all.
| 80V167000 23 Dec 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V153000 20 Nov 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V152000 19 Nov 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V150000 14 Nov 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V146000 12 Nov 1980 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 80V135000 15 Oct 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V134000 3 Oct 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V125000 25 Sept 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980